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Care for creation, care for each other, pope says in radio interview
… with Frs. Joaquin Giangreco and Juan Ignacio Liebana. When the priests asked Francis about " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" his environmental encyclical, the pope emphasized the need for …
Pope designates Sept. 1 as World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation
… who represented the patriarch at the public presentation June 18 of Francis' encyclical, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" had suggested there that all Christians join in prayer Sept. …
Revelation and creation: respecting and sharing God’s gift
… God and nature, and the role of humans in this world. Pope Francis in the second chapter of Laudato Si’ reflects on God, creation, and the role of humanity in the divine plan in order to “show how …
Links for 08/06/15
… Obama's new carbon rules. It is good to see the conference four square in its support for Laudato Si' and the policy implications that can be drawn from that text. Archbishop Wenski is a powerful …
Morning Briefing
… out and spend a little time there. … Diocesan social action directors take time to focus on ‘Laudato Si’’ … To convince Congress, President Obama selling Iran deal to the public: … Rejecting The …
Diocesan social action directors take time to focus on ‘Laudato Si’’
… Portland July 19-23, focusing on the message of Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment, " Laudato Si ', on Care for Our Common Home." McManus said that a heresy contrasting the physical and …
College students bring support for Clean Power Plan to Congress
… its relationship to the calls to care for creation made by Pope Francis in his encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home" the students were eager to learn about. A panel of activists …
On climate change, we must put the apple down
… I’m experiencing on my farm is climate change accelerated by greenhouse gas pollution. In “ Laudato Si’ , on Care for Our Common Home ,” Pope Francis makes clear there’s no contradiction between …
Faith vs. Ideology
… can be conceived as a set of beliefs and practices rather than a fact, an event. In Laudato Si’ the Holy Father said that facts are more important than ideas. He was echoing one of …
Links for 08/04/15
… Comment public theology blog , an interesting commentary by a self-described eco-skeptic on Laudato Si'. I am not sure I agree with all of the points the author tries to make, but at least he is …
EPA unveils Clean Power Plan, as faith groups quick to embrace
… encyclical and roughly four months before Paris climate talks. Six days after the release of “Laudato Si’ , on Care for Our Common Home,” Wenski cited the encyclical in urging Congress to oppose …
One life, one love: The Earth and black lives matter
… Alex Mikulich … Pope Francis develops the key theme of “integral ecology” in his encyclical “ Laudato Si ’, on Care for Our Common Home.” Integral ecology links the largest theological themes of the …
The political implications of 'Laudato Si''
… … Praise has been lavished internationally on Pope Francis' encyclical on climate change ( Laudato Si' ), both among Catholics and across interfaith lines. However, strong conservatives and …
Happy Birthday Medicare & Medicaid!
… to care for our elders, as we had decided to do in 1934 when we created Social Security. In Laudato Si’, Pope Francis calls us to extend this commitment to the common good and, specifically, to …
Pope Francis: 'Facts are more important than ideas'
… way than John Paul and Benedict. It also helps explain his approach to the environment in Laudato Si' . John Paul was trained first as a philosopher and then as a theologian, and as a priest, he …
Discussion links subsidiarity and solidarity
… increasingly insistent and deep critique of global economics and his stern warnings in "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home" of the threats posed to the environment by unbridled capitalism …
Morning Briefing
… change, … and it is one of the first to mobilize in response to Pope Francis' encyclical, Laudato Si'. … Archdiocese of Chicago responds to Laudato Si' with campaign to make buildings as energy …
Chicago archdiocese commits to energy-efficient buildings in response to pope's encyclical
… home." It is an effort to answer Pope Francis' call in his encyclical on the environment, " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home," the archbishop said. Through benchmarking, churches, schools …
Philippine church takes lead on Francis' environmental encyclical
… become one of the first to mobilize in response to Pope Francis' environmental encyclical " Laudato Si' , on Care for Our Common Home." On July 4, Cardinal Luis Tagle of Manila, Philippines, along …
Swing state voters back pope's climate push - but not for moral reasons
… Catholics more than other Christians … " Since the mid-June release of Francis’ encyclical, “ Laudato Si’ , on Care for Our Common Home,” much of the messaging from Catholic and religious circles has …